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Exeter Cathedral

Cathedrals are an enduring subject for artistic surgeons. The Collection also includes works by Association past Presidents, Harold Gillies and Brian Morgan. This pencil study of Exeter cathedral from 2021 is a fine architectural representation of its entrance aspect.

This wouldn’t be a Henderson work if it did not contain a quirky element. James has swapped the fourth sculpture in the bottom right niches for an image of a hand surgeon wearing their surgical loupe magnifiers, as the “reveal” below demonstrates. Its fortunate that we cannot technically call it a “Gargoyle”.

 

 

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Collection Highlights

1917

Wax Models

Tom Kelsey, a dental technician from New Zealand, also made a now iconic wax model whilst at...

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1917

Medical Artists

The Queen’s Hospital had several artists working to document the early plastic surgery work being...

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1917

Dental Technicians

The dental technicians developed complicated splints and devices.             Dental...

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1915

Frognal House

The choice of Frognal House as the site for the Queen’s Hospital was both serendipitous and...

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1938

Humby's Knife

BAPRAS/768 1936 What is this instrument? This knife, was perhaps the first in common use...

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1890

Prof. Thomas Pomfret Kilner

Born 17th September 1890, Lancashire, UK Died 2nd July 1964 CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLASTIC...

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1910

Golf

Gillies became nationally famous as much for his influence on the game of golf as for his...

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1930

Lady Gillies

Marjorie Clayton had been Harold Gillies long-time theatre sister.  Lady Gillies in...

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